Hello Elden,

Take a look at Par Electronics 2m loops as a commercial option. Very good,
sturdy antennas and horizontal orientation. I've used them mobile as a rover
in VHF contests.

Another possibility is building a 2m Yagi. Look up "Cheap Yagis" on your
search engine and find WA5VJB's article from the Clear Lake Amateur Radio
Club. I've built the 432 beam and it works very well. The 2m version should
also work.

Good luck,

Bill, W4WNT

"Elden Fenison" wrote in message
news:2007010118085916807-usenet@moondogorginvalid...
Greetings,

I'm thinking I want to move off of the repeater scene and start getting
involved in 2-meter SSB. Around here, horizontal is the only way to go
with that.

I'd like to put an omni-directional 2-meter horizontally-polarized antenna
on top of the 10ft mast on my roof that is currently hosting my GP3 (this
will replace the GP3). Mainly, I don't want to mess with a directional
beam and a rotor.

Any recommendations as to a store-bought unit that might be well-suited to
this purpose?

Thanks ahead for any suggestions.

--
-=Elden=-
http://www.moondog.org

Also check M squared's website, and KB6KQ. Both
make very good Halo equivalents (Omni).

http://www.kb6kq.com/

http://www.m2inc.com/ And, also M squared
makes great yagis. ect. and NO phoney gain claims!
Spendy, but they do deliver results!

Jim NN7K

W4WNT wrote:
Hello Elden,

Take a look at Par Electronics 2m loops as a commercial option. Very good,
sturdy antennas and horizontal orientation. I've used them mobile as a rover
in VHF contests.



"Elden Fenison" wrote in message
news:2007010118085916807-usenet@moondogorginvalid...
Greetings,

I'm thinking I want to move off of the repeater scene and start getting
involved in 2-meter SSB. Around here, horizontal is the only way to go
with that.

I'd like to put an omni-directional 2-meter horizontally-polarized antenna
on top of the 10ft mast on my roof that is currently hosting my GP3 (this
will replace the GP3). Mainly, I don't want to mess with a directional
beam and a rotor.

Any recommendations as to a store-bought unit that might be well-suited to
this purpose?

Thanks ahead for any suggestions.

--
-=Elden=-
http://www.moondog.org